Assessing the Administrative Challenges the Use of State and Local Government Joint Account in Zaria Local Government
- June 27, 2019
- Posted by: RSIS
- Category: Social Science
International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS) | Volume III, Issue VI, June 2019 | ISSN 2454–6186
Usman Bashir1, Muhammad Mahdi Ismail2, Ku Hasnita Ku Samso3
1Department of Public Administration, Bauchi State University Gadau, Nigeria
2,3Department of Government and Civilization Study, University Putra Malaysia
Abstract: Since the introduction of joint account Zaria local government could not get access to its allocation from federation account as a resultmiscellaneous deductions from it allocations by Kaduna state government in the name of state and local government joint account, the situation lead to the inability of the Zaria local government for consistent payment of workers salary, gratuity and pensioners of retired local government civil servants and relegating the activities within the local government. Therefore the study attempt to identify the responses of the people on the administrative challenge fusses in Zaria local government. A phenomenological approach was used and data were obtained from purposively selected informants using semi structure interviews. Thus, thematic analysis, informal discussion and observation were employed in data analysis. The study recommends that only the abolishing of state and local government joint account Zaria local government will over power its administrative challenge.
Key words: – Zaria local government, State and Local government Joint Account, Administrative Challenge
I. INTRODUCTION
The idea for the creation of local government councils was born out of the need to bring government closer to the people as a mechanism for stimulating socio-economic development at the grassroots level (Ehigiamusoe & Fadila, 2015). Alsolocal governments were mandated to exercise financial, political and administrative powers. Strengthening this argument, the definition of local government given by the constitution states that “government at local level exercised through representative councils established by law to exercise specific powers within defined areas”(Lamidi & Fagbohun, 2013:4). These powers gives local government councils substantial control over local affairs to initiate and direct the provision of services (Lamidi & Fagbohun, 2013).
